Cen Ya's expression dimmed slightly. "But what can be done? I can't help at all..."
"I can help you!" Ou Minghan said eagerly. "Ya Ya, we have to take the initiative! I'm very sure now that Taoxun's next move will definitely be live broadcasting! Recently, a new app called T Live appeared on phones, which is an application developed by Taoxun! Moreover, Taoxun's recent recruitment direction is also tilted towards live broadcasting projects! So, as long as we get ahead and launch live broadcasting, we won't have to worry about what Ye Zhi can do to us..."
Hearing him say this, Cen Ya hesitated.
She still remembered Cen Xiucheng's repeated instructions before he left, that it was not suitable to confront Ye Zhi at this time.
"Do we have to choose live broadcasting? Won't this direct confrontation with Ye Zhi provoke her?" she asked.
"Ya Ya, she will deal with us sooner or later, so why don't we strike first!" Ou Minghan sneered. "Before, I ran an online shopping business, and she also ran an online shopping business. Now that she's doing live broadcasting, we should compete with her! Taoxun has just entered the live broadcasting industry, and Ye Zhi won't have more experience than us. Our chances of winning are very high! Moreover..."
Ou Minghan paused. He glanced at the still-hesitant Cen Ya before continuing, "Your family has ample funds, not less than Taoxun's! As long as we offer higher salaries, we can poach talent to us! Then, by offering higher prices, we can lure away Taoxun's employees. When Taoxun has no one to use, what will Ye Zhi use to fight us?!"
Cen Ya looked troubled. "But the money in my family's accounts is for the tourism and jewelry businesses..."
"We can use this money first, and then return it after we make a profit!" Ou Minghan continued to persuade her. "Ya Ya, we will then establish a live broadcasting company, and I will help you manage it, with you as the actual controlling shareholder. You're just using the money for a better purpose. As long as the company makes money, even if your family finds out, they will only praise you for your ability and good judgment."
Cen Ya was very conflicted, unsure whether to agree.
Seeing that she had not yet made up her mind, Ou Minghan delivered a powerful blow. With a hint of sadness, he suddenly said, "Tiantian called me last night. She wants me to go abroad with her. Her illness requires care."
Cen Ya immediately became tense and stared at him intently. "Your sister is that important, why don't you go?"
"But I can't bear to leave, because you are here." Ou Minghan took her hand and said with a look of extreme affection, "Ya Ya, I know you still hate me, and I also know that you are tormenting me. All I want now is to stay by your side to atone. As long as you are happy, I am willing to stay for you, and you can take any revenge you want!"
Cen Ya's eyes welled up with tears. She had finally waited for this day, for Ou Minghan to regret it completely and let her torment him!
"Ou Minghan, no matter how much you beg for my forgiveness, I will not forgive you, absolutely not!"
After speaking, Cen Ya pushed him away and ran out.
Ou Minghan did not chase after her. Although Cen Ya said she would not forgive him, her attitude had clearly softened. As long as he added a little more fuel to the fire, he could succeed in getting Cen Ya to agree to misuse the Cen family's funds. He knew exactly how to coax a woman like Cen Ya, who was solely focused on romance.
*
In the evening, Ye Zhi was playing with Zhaocai when her phone suddenly rang.
Seeing that the call was from Zhan Ruoqing, Ye Zhi directly answered it.
Zhan Ruoqing said with some exasperation, "Ye Zhi, I'm almost disgusted to death!"
"What's wrong?" Ye Zhi asked, somewhat surprised.
"Haven't you seen the trending searches on Zhiwei?" Zhan Ruoqing said disdainfully. "It's all because of Ou Minghan and Cen Ya's actions!"
"What happened with them again?" Ye Zhi was curious.
"Ou Minghan bought the billboard on the Central Building, and it's been displaying the words 'Cen Ya, I love you.' This matter has become a trending search on Zhiwei. Ou Minghan also bought publicity articles and paid trolls. Everywhere online, they are 'praising' their 'godly love'."
"Is it only on the Central Building?" Ye Zhi asked gossipily.
"Yes."
"And how long did the billboard display it?"
"About ten minutes."
"Ou Minghan is truly stingy," Ye Zhi chuckled. "The billboard on the Central Building isn't expensive. Ten minutes is only fifty to sixty thousand yuan. When it comes to Cen Ya, he's really as thrifty as possible. I suspect if this matter could generate discussion organically, he probably wouldn't even want to buy publicity articles and trolls."
Zhan Ruoqing: "...Is that the point?"
"Of course it is," Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "Ou Minghan is 'officially announcing' it. His boldness suggests he's already certain of Cen Ya's attitude. I estimate they'll get back together soon."
Zhan Ruoqing became even more speechless. "And then they'll join forces to deal with you?"
"Congratulations, you've learned to preempt me," Ye Zhi's lips curved slightly. "Let's just wait for their next move!"
Zhan Ruoqing couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid they'll play dirty, like bribing Taoxun employees or planting spies to steal Taoxun's confidential information?"
Ye Zhi was slightly taken aback. Wasn't this referring to Feng Jie?
However, after the matter of public welfare, Ou Minghan seemed to have distanced himself from Feng Jie.
Feng Jie had previously confided in her that because public welfare had given Taoxun a good reputation, Ou Minghan had once again suspected Feng Jie's loyalty. Although Feng Jie had explained to him that his purpose was to make her spend more money, he just hadn't expected her to let others donate. However, Ou Minghan hadn't completely accepted this explanation. Of course, he was only at the stage of suspicion and hadn't completely fallen out with Feng Jie.
"It doesn't matter," Ye Zhi smiled slightly. "Taoxun has good benefits, and employees aren't easily bribed. Moreover, even if there are spies, I believe they will soon be infected by the Taoxun spirit and become true Taoxun people."
Zhan Ruoqing: "...Aren't you being a bit too confident?"
"Of course. Besides, we're about to have a new employee benefit at Taoxun," Ye Zhi said with a grin.
"What new benefit? We at Zhiwei should learn from it!" Zhan Ruoqing asked curiously.
Ye Zhi didn't hide it from her and told her about the new benefit.
After hearing it, Zhan Ruoqing's eyes widened in shock. "This... this is really a grand gesture! Forget it, we at Zhiwei can't afford to learn this..."
"In fact, I've been preparing for this since last year, and my dad knows about it too." Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "If you want to give Zhiwei employees the same benefits in the future, you're welcome to cooperate with me!"
"Next time for sure!" Zhan Ruoqing politely declined.
As Ye Zhi had guessed, after the billboard confession incident, Cen Ya was greatly moved.
Although she still stubbornly refused to forgive Ou Minghan, she followed his suggestion, misappropriated funds, and started another live broadcasting company.